ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In today's episode we speak with Karen Shackleton, founder of Pensions for Purpose. We've not met many people in the UK pensions industry who haven't heard of Karen Shackleton, and there isn't much about the pensions industry that Karen doesn't know.
Today we're speaking with Karen about SDG Mapping and it's application and benefits for asset owners. In recent years, the SDG's have been an important tool in the lexicon of the investment industry, offering a framework around which to structure conversations all the way up the entire investment chain.
But are they anything more than a brightly coloured label to attach to our products and opportunities? Are they actually increasing the flow of capital into positively impactful solutions? Well, yes - but only if you do it correctly... Have a listen to find out more!
Karen has worked in the finance sector for over 30 years. She provides independent investment advice, through MJ Hudson Allenbridge, to the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden and Hounslow, and Warwickshire County Council pension funds. In 2017, she set up Pensions for Purpose, a collaborative information-sharing platform which aims to raise awareness of responsible, sustainable and impact investment amongst pension funds. She is non-executive Chair of Resonance Ltd, an impact manager investing in real estate social impact opportunities, and Deputy Chair of the Strategic Investment Board for the Ministry of Justice. Karen also sits on the Advisory Council for the Impact Investing Institute, which aims to accelerate the growth and improve the effectiveness of the impact investing market.
